omnipresent

adjective

om·​ni·​pres·​ent ˌäm-ni-ˈpre-zᵊnt How to pronounce omnipresent (audio)
: present in all places at all times
the museum's omnipresent security apparatus
big-city crime dramas, with omnipresent gloom and seedy, nocturnal settingsR. F. Moss

Examples of omnipresent in a Sentence

The problem is omnipresent and unavoidable. seeking some much-needed relief from the omnipresent noise of the big city
Recent Examples on the Web But nothing seemed more omnipresent than the flower crown. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024 Now, translation is in our phones, which are omnipresent. Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024 The immediate availability of sports betting through mobile apps and the nearly omnipresent advertising for those apps has led to concern about whether the industry needs to be more closely regulated. Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024 The bank’s pleasant blue-and-white logo was omnipresent at tech conferences. Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024 Kennedy, an environmental activist turned anti-vaccine superstar, is already running an extremely online campaign; as WIRED noted recently, the candidate is omnipresent on Instagram, podcasts, and Substack and has used influencers as proxies who will deliver his message to his niche bases. Anna Merlan, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024 He’s been an omnipresent pop culture fixture since 1966, when he was cast as Captain James T. Kirk in Star Trek under unusual circumstances never seen again in Hollywood. Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2024 Of course, the omnipresent topic of artificial intelligence dominated many conversations. Kylie Robison, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024 The muffled sounds of classical music are omnipresent — among other things, music was played over loudspeakers at Auschwitz. Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1595, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of omnipresent was in 1595

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“Omnipresent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/omnipresent. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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omnipresent

adjective
om·​ni·​pres·​ent ˌäm-ni-ˈprez-ᵊnt How to pronounce omnipresent (audio)
: present in all places at all times

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